Emily and Mark, happily married for 13 years, moved into a new apartment six months ago. Emily began finding tampons and small blood drops in the bathroom, which Mark denied knowing about. Suspicious, she confronted him, but he claimed ignorance, suggesting the tampons were hers. Exhausted, Emily initially let it go.
Months later, blood droplets appeared again, and Emily found tampons in Mark’s bedside drawer. He claimed he used them for nosebleeds caused by allergies, but Emily, unconvinced, installed hidden cameras in their bathroom and bedroom. Pretending to go on a business trip, she stayed at her parents’ to monitor Mark’s actions.
Reviewing the footage, Emily saw Mark using nasal spray excessively, causing nosebleeds, and using tampons to stop them. When confronted, Mark admitted he’d switched to a nasal spray for allergies but ignored the instructions, causing the bleeds. Embarrassed, he hid the truth to avoid Emily’s disapproval of his habit of disregarding instructions. Relieved but frustrated, Emily addressed his reckless behavior, resolving the mystery of the tampons and blood.
